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Yes,i have seen all those similar questions of this topic and I am still confused about few concepts.So far i have been taught that an simplified OP-AMP circuit looks like this-------------- enter image description here

So,thinking about input bias current in that circuit here are some confusions-------

1)In a Youtube video i was told that input bias current enters/leaves from both inverting and non-inverting terminal at the same time...and they are equal,How?

2)In an OP-AMP datasheet we have only one value of Input bias current----enter image description here

But what if the source voltage changes along with the source resistance in that term the bias current also has to change(Below is my note,about what i mean to say)-----

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So,we should have different values of input bias current but why only 1 value of input bias current is given in the datasheet?

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    \$\begingroup\$ Your note is not possible to find on google, which is one of the main points of this website - easy to search. Could you transcribe it to text instead? \$\endgroup\$
    – pipe
    Apr 18, 2018 at 9:37

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Bias current is the typical/max current that can be assumed to flow at both input terminals.

Offset current is the typical/max difference in the bias currents.

When multiplied by any series resistor on inputs, bias current gives you the typical/max voltage that each input might settle to due to its bias current.

If an opamp has a large resistor between output and -ve input, and the same value resistor from ground to +ve input to compensate, then the offset current times that resistor value gives you the typical/max output voltage to expect from the imbalance in bias currents.

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